The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-20
STATE ITEMS.

gress at Barker's Springs two young
men. Stockton and White, became in.
vovcd in difficulty and went out of
the house to settle the matter Stock
ton attacked White with knife, in.
flicting wounds. from the effects of
which it is thought he will die. Stock
Ton escaped.
MCKINNEY, Tex, Dec q Recorder
Evans Monday afternoon vacated the
bench which was promptly occupied
by Mayor Il. T. Emerson. The latter
proceeded TO enter up fine against the
former for riding across the sidewalk
PARIS, Tex, Dee. 2l.-Monday
morning about three O'Clock while
Rube Laughlin, night Waterman at
Henley ~ Ramseur'S planning mills, was
STOPPING over, filling his lantern from
an oil can, his pistol fell and was dis
charged. The ball struck the belt
buckle, glanced and passed through
the left side, just above the hip. He
telcphoned for Dr. Baldwin, who
dressed the wound.
MILFORD, Tex, Dec after rain
and disagreeablc weather this region is
again blessed with sunshine, with a
prospect of its fairing up for good
spell. Too much rain has fallen here,
and there is plenty of mud with the
concomtaut of dull times.
Bolton, Tex, Dec. 2'.-In the dis
trict court Monday evening G. ID. Ell
lington OF Eddy was tried on charge
of assault to murder and acquitted.
Rooney Andrew, charged with bur-
glary, was convicted and given five
years in the penitentiary.
HoUsLEY, Tex, Dec. o. - The
weather continues bad and the roads
are impossible This town is entirely
out of bacon, flour and coffee. and there
is no way TO get goods from Dallas, AS
we have TO haul by wagon. There ,is
more complaint about coffee than any
thing else.
VICTORIA, Tex, Dec. pa diff /
Guilty occurred here Monday between
Louis Grant and Allen Nelson, both
colored, which resulted in the latter
receiving several severe knife cuts /
about the body. Capt. A. G. Jones of
Beevlle, has returned from Houston,
where he succeeded in getting several
thousand dollars subscribed to the sub
sidy asked by the Southern Pacific to
extend their line westward from this
point. The captain has worked hard
to secure the extension, and is quite
sanguine that the road will be built |
The weather is perfectly lovely, and
The streets are crowded with people
making purchases Tor Christmas.
GALVESTON, Tex. Dec. "a new
company was organized here Monday,
known as the Texas Ice and Cold Stor-
age Company. capital 100000. all
subscribed and pail up. The company
have let a contract for the erection of
Stratton machine with capacity of
thirty tons of ice per day during the
hottest season. Their cold storage
vaults will have the capacity of twenty
carloads and enable merchants to
order California fruits by the carload
something they cannot now do. The
enterprise is the direct outgrowth of
The discovery of artesian water in quail
~ and quantity adapted TO the manu-
facture of pure ice. The company has
already let contract for sinking an
artesian well of the largest size. The
new factory well will be completed by
April next.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, Dec. 2'.-The
frame dwelling of James b. Williams
was entirely destroyed by fire, together
with its contents, Sunday ught. The
loss on house was covered by insur
ance to the amount of Sl45O. Loss on
furniture estimated at $4,000, and in
sured for $500.
GREENvILLE, Tex, Dec. . Sunday
night man from Roberts. name un-
known, drove team to this place and
put up at a wagon yard. The team
was the property of Mr.. j. W. Hodges,
of Roberts, it is alleged, and the man.
il is said. sold the team to Bush Hart,